Indian Plaque Amulet Depicting Devi

Striding figure with a tiny waist and a pleated skirt, hair-thin cracks and all.

This plaque amulet depicting Devi is Hindu, from Rajasthan, India. It is coin silver. Amulets showing a deity are generally worn for protection and blessing, and the image is chosen to match the devotion of the wearer. Upright pendant with clipped lower corners and a tall narrow loop. A fuller-bodied raised figure with one arm lifted holds a small vessel, and the skirt is crisply pleated. Fine crackle lines run across the dark grey surface. It is 0.5 inches long and 1.25 high.

Lively pose and plenty of swing in that skirt.